[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Rustam and Bizhan # Rustam and Bizhan The Shah nama, or Book of Kings, is the epic poem on the ancient kings of Iran, written in Persian and completed by Firdausi in 400AH/1009-10 under the patronage of Mahmud of Ghazni. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1605–1614 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-75-1993](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-75-1993) · Pramāṇa